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Brag zhun dgu pa བྲག་ཞུན་དགུ་པ།
Shilajit 9
Shilajit 9
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Amdo Compendium, Men Tsee Kang
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Herb Name
Brag zhun (Shilajit)
Gur gum (Safflower) Sug smel (Cardamon) Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite) Pri yang ku gzhon nu ** A ru ra (Chebula) Ga dur (Geranium) Ka Ra (White Rock Sugar) Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) *** Gla rtsi (Musk) *** |
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* Two different sources have given differeing amounts. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Some sources list Jib rtsi which is Dracocephalum heterophyllum
*** Cow Bile and Synthetic Musk (or substitutes) are used today.
Preparation:
Powder and form pills, each weighing 500mg.
Function:
Clears Heat, detoxifies Poison, cools the Blood
Use:
"especially this medicine cures diseases of the Stomach, Large and Small Intestines, and also stops hot Diarrhea"
Heat in the Stomach from Blood and Bile.
1. Heat and inflammation of the Stomach or Intestines
2. Acute Gastritis
3. Acute Gastroenteritis
4. Acute Diarrhea from Heat/Bile
5. Gastric Ulcers
6. Bleeding from the Stomach
7. Fever from Bile
8. Also delayed Menstruation
Dose:
4–6 pills (2–3 grams), 2–3 times daily
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. When mixed with an equal amount of Garuda 5, it form Brag-khyung. This is used for Diarrhea with severe pain, Stomach Heat amd infectious Diarrhea.
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